Social networks and animal welfare

Innovators of in vitro meat (IVM) are convinced that this approach is the solution for problems related to current meat production and consumption, especially regarding animal welfare and environmental issues. However, the production conditions have yet to be fully clarified and there is still a lack of ethical discourses and critical debates on IVM. In consequence, discussion about the ethical justifiability and desirability of IVM remains hypothetical and we have to question those promises. This paper addresses the complex ethical aspects associated with IVM and the questions of whether, and under what conditions, the production of IVM represents an ethically justifiable solution for existing problems, especially in view of animal welfare, the environment, and society. There are particular hopes regarding the benefits that IVM could bring to animal welfare and the environment, but there are also strong doubts about their ethical benefits.

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Social Networks Approach for Persons With Aphasia

Perspectives on Communication Disorders and Sciences in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations ◽

10.1044/cds12.3.6 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 6-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Candace Vickers ◽

Darla Hagge

Keyword(s):

Social Networks

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Algebraic Models for Social Networks

10.1017/cbo9780511571220 ◽

1993 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Philippa Pattison

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Algebraic Models

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Multilayer Social Networks

10.1017/cbo9781139941907 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 53

Author(s):

Mark E. Dickison ◽

Matteo Magnani ◽

Luca Rossi

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Multilayer Social Networks

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Hostility and Perceptions of Support in Ambiguous Social Interactions

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.27.2.108 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 108-115 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ana-Maria Vranceanu ◽

Linda C. Gallo ◽

Laura M. Bogart

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Social Networks ◽

Information Processing ◽

Social Interactions ◽

Social Information Processing ◽

Perceived Social Support ◽

Social Information ◽

Inverse Association ◽

Processing Bias ◽

Information Processing Bias

The present study investigated whether a social information processing bias contributes to the inverse association between trait hostility and perceived social support. A sample of 104 undergraduates (50 men) completed a measure of hostility and rated videotaped interactions in which a speaker disclosed a problem while a listener reacted ambiguously. Results showed that hostile persons rated listeners as less friendly and socially supportive across six conversations, although the nature of the hostility effect varied by sex, target rated, and manner in which support was assessed. Hostility and target interactively impacted ratings of support and affiliation only for men. At least in part, a social information processing bias could contribute to hostile persons' perceptions of their social networks.

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